Philippines; as compared with 3.19 per cent or $720,902, annual average during the five fiscal years 1910-1914, immediately following the inauguration of dutyfree trade with the islands in 1909. For domestic manufactures of agricultural products, including roasted coffee, the annual average during 1924-1928 was $28,306,763, or 41.89 per cent of the total, as compared with $9,661,702 or 42.84 per cent during 1910-1914. Although the average annual values of United States primary agricultural products and manufactures of agricultural products combined, shipped to the Philippines, thus increased greatly from 1910-1914 to 19241928, their proportion to the total United States export trade with the islands declined slightly from 46.03 per cent to 44.18 per cent. The values of Philippine agricultural products, including both raw and manufactured, shipped to the United States were, during approximately the same periods compared above, very much greater than the corresponding exports from the United States to the Philippines, and the proportion of these products to total exports was also much greater in the shipments from the Philippines to the United States than in the reverse movement; this fact may be noted from Tables 11 and 12. United States exports to the Philippines of primary agricultural and manufactures of agricultural products during 1929, practically all benefiting by the tariff preference incidenal to duty-free admission of American products, amounted to about $33,395,000. During the same year Philippine exports of primary agricultural and manufactures of agricultural products to the United States and possessions amounted to about $115,101,000. Of this amount, sugar, coconut oil, desiccated coconut, tobacco products, cordage, and hats, entering duty free, because of Philippine origin, comprised about $90,765,000, or 79 per cent; the remaining $24,336,000, or 21 per cent, was made up of copra, manila fiber, copra meal or cake, and maguey fiber, which enjoyed no tariff preference, because they were on the general free list of the United States tariff. Leading Philippine imports from continental United States, 1924-1928, 1929, and increase 1924-1928 over 1911-1914 These percentages indicate to what extent each of the items listed was responsible for the total increase in imports from the United States. Principal Philippine imports from all countries and from continental United States, by commodity groups, 1911-1914, 1924-1928, and 1929 [Values in thousands of dollars, i. e., 000 omitted] 15 calendar years, 1924-1928. 2436-year average (3 fiscal years to June 30, 1913, and 12 years to Dec. 31, 1914). 3 Auto tires are not shown separately in years 1911-1914; they are therefore included in "auto and motor trucks" for the years 1924-1928 in order to get a comparable figure. 4 Less than $500. Source: Annual Reports of the Insular Collector of Customs, Manila, P. I. Domestic merchandise exported to the Philippines from the United States, 1910-1914, 1924-1928, and 1929 Year ended Dec. 31 1 Figures for years 1910 to 1914 are approximate, owing to irregular classification of basic material. • Per cent of total value of United States domestic merchandise exported to Phillipines. Source: Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States. Leading Philippine exports to all countries and to the United States,1 August 20, 1898-June 30, 1909 1 Exports were of Philippine products only. Exports to United States possessions (which were small in amount during the periods here tabulated) are not included in this table as exports to the United States. The annual averages shown for manila fibers, cane sugar, tobacco products, and copra are also included in Tables 11 and 12 for convenience of comparison with later averages. From July 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1914. Duty-free trade with United States inaugurated Aug. 6, 1909. 3 Years ended June 30. Small shipments to United States possessions omitted. Philippine products enjoyed 25 per cent reduction from United States tariff under act of Mar. 8, 1902. Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. |